Mauritania vs Tanzania: Total population (thousands), annual growth rate
Mauritania
2.86 % change on previous year
in 2025
Tanzania
2.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mauritania rank
18th
Tanzania rank
16th
Total population (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.91 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Mauritania, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | 0.6422 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.92 % change on previous year | 3.22 % change on previous year | 0.3031 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 0.184 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 0.1897 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.14 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 0.0762 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 0.0285 % change on previous year | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total population (thousands), annual growth rate, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.91 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total population (thousands), annual growth rate between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for total population (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 18th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total population (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.